::::There aren’t many cocktail dresses in my wardrobe. I got to a point in my life where I can’t really do without a curated selection of ‘occasionwear’: dresses to be worn once a year (because you can totally wear last year’s occasion dress – a party dress needn’t be a new dress). And although ‘event dressing’ has finally caught up with what we actually like to wear day-to-day, there are those far-flung weddings, countryside birthdays, baby christenings and the like, when you really need to ‘rise to the occasion’, show that you’ve polished up and made an effort. This is the spot in my wardrobe this dress is supposed to fit in. Yet I don’t know how to tackle writing this post. Mainly, because making this dress was what I would describe as ‘a series hmmmm moments’.::

::::"Shine bright like a diamond"… may very well be a runway theme song these days. It started slowly around 2014 with shoes and accessories to explode as a major trend in 2017 and go on for next fall in a symphony of sparkle with metallic paillettes, foil, metallic thread jacquards and embroidery, and iridescent fabrics. I mean it's an 80's disco ball! And if there's to be a party I wanna be dressed for it ☺ Thus my encounter with Marcella Romanò in Milan last winter couldn't have come at a better time. Se is a gifted artist and fabric designer and she brought me two pieces of her fabrics to try: the "Watercolor polka dots printed cotton Sangallo lace" (a type of broderie anglaise) and the "Drops metallic thread jacquard" ::